Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984

STATEMENT SHOWING RESULT OF REFERENDUM ON PROPOSED LAW TO ALTER THE CONSTITUTION WITH RESPECT TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER VOICE

 

In pursuance of subsection 98(2) of the Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984, I, THOMAS JOSEPH ROGERS, Electoral Commissioner, publish below the copy of the statement certified by me in accordance with subsection 98(1) of the Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984. On 11 September 2023, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia issued the Writ for the submission in each State and Territory to the electors qualified to vote for the election of Members of the House of Representatives of the proposed law to alter the Constitution entitled Constitution Alteration (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice) 2023. On 6 November 2023, the certificate was attached to the writ that was returned to His Excellency the Governor-General.

 

 

Tom Rogers

Electoral Commissioner

6 November 2023

 

COPY OF CERTIFIED STATEMENT ATTACHED TO WRIT

 

I certify that in pursuance of the writ a proposed law to alter the provisions of the Constitution entitled Constitution Alteration (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice) 2023 was submitted to the electors in each State and Territory and as regards the Commonwealth as follows:
 

State/Territory

Number of votes given

IN FAVOUR

of the proposed law

Number of votes given

NOT IN FAVOUR

of the proposed law

Number of ballot papers rejected as

INFORMAL

NEW SOUTH WALES

 

2 058 764

2 957 880

57 285

VICTORIA

 

1 846 623

2 180 851

39 038

QUEENSLAND

 

1 010 416

2 167 957

27 266

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

 

582 077

1 002 740

13 454

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

 

417 745

748 318

11 478

TASMANIA

 

152 171

218 425

3 967

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

 

176 022

111 192

2 237

NORTHERN TERRITORY

 

43 076

65 429

820

TOTAL FOR THE COMMONWEALTH

6 286 894

9 452 792

155 545